Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
Students, faculty, and staff must
display current parking permits on their vehicles when parking on any of Miami
university's campuses. Short-term temporary permits are available at the office
of business services at both regional campuses.
University regulations are in effect at
all times. All vehicles must be registered by the end of the first week of
classes.
(A)
Requirements of permit holders
(1)
An applicant for
a permit must present a valid operator's license at the time an application is
filed. These permits will authorize holders to park in student areas on both
regional campuses. All students are required to park in legal
spaces.
(2)
Student permit holders are issued hangtags that must be
displayed from the inside rearview mirror. Hangtag permits are transferable to
all vehicles owned by the permit holder. Faculty/staff permit holders are
issued decals or hangtags that must be properly affixed to the vehicle. Decal
permits must be permanently affixed to the inside surface of either windshield
at the lower corner of the driver's side. Hangtag permits must be displayed on
the rearview mirror inside the vehicle. Hangtag permits are transferable to all
vehicles owned by the permit holder. Card permits must be displayed inside the
front windshield.
(3)
Only one permit per person is issued on the regional
campuses. There is a ten dollar replacement fee for lost or stolen
permits.
(B)
General parking information
(1)
The regional
campuses have areas designated for faculty/staff, student, visitor, and the
handicapped. These areas are clearly marked by signs. Vehicles shall park in
designated areas consistent with permit restrictions. Parking outside permitted
areas is a violation and is subject to a fine.
(2)
Parking on the
Oxford campus. Regional campus students that want to park on the Oxford campus
must purchase a yellow permit (for Ditmer and Millett lots) or a blue permit
(for campus streets and parking lots for weekdays between seven a.m. and six
p.m.). Faculty, staff, and students who work or attend classes on any campus
are not considered visitors to the Oxford, Hamilton or Middletown
campuses.
(C)
Regional campuses violations
(1)
All permits are
issued with the understanding that permit holders will abide by the motor
vehicle regulations of the university. The following is a list of violations
and respective fines:
(a)
Unregistered vehicle. Fine: ten
dollars.
(b)
Failure to display valid permit. Fine: fifteen
dollars.
(c)
Illegal parking in restricted area or on the grass.
Fine:fifteen dollars.
(d)
Blocking any access road. Fine: fifteen
dollars.
(e)
Parking in handicapped zone. Fine: one hundred
dollars
(f)
Exceeding twenty mph speed limit. Fine: thirty
dollars.
(g)
Hazardous operation. Fine: seventy-five
dollars.
(h)
Disregarding traffic control device. Fine: fifteen
dollars.
(2)
Repeated violations may subject the offender to
immobilization of the vehicle and the loss of parking privileges on the
campuses of Miami university. Fines must be paid within three working days of
the issuance of the citation. All fines must be paid prior to release of an
immobilized vehicle. Miami Hamilton-pay at the cashier's office in 102 Mosler
hall. Miami Middletown-pay at the cashier's office in 114 Johnston
hall.
(D)
Appeals
Citations or penalties must be appealed
in writing to the office of business services on the appropriate regional
campus within three working days of the citation for consideration by the
parking appeals board. All decisions of the parking appeals board are
final.
Replaces: 3339-18-02
